The Clinton County Bulldogs pulled off an impressive first round win over Glasgow in the All “A” Classic 4th Region Tournament Monday night. With the victory, Head Coach Todd Messer recorded his 300th career victory and his 262nd win as head coach for the Bulldogs.

Clinton County started the game on the slow side as Glasgow drew first blood with a three pointer from the top of the key, followed by a field goal for a quick 5-0 lead.

Nick Brown stepped up and knocked down a three pointer from the right wing at the 4:20 mark to cut the lead to two points, but a field goal by the Scotties put Glasgow back up by four points, 7-3.

Evan Dearborn busted a three pointer at the 3:40 mark to cut the lead to one, followed by a field goal from Brown to take a one point lead with 3:21 remaining in the first quarter, 8-7.

Brown again nailed a three pointer to put the Dawgs up 11-7 and Caleb Guffey added to the lead with a field goal, 13-7, followed by a free throw from Chase Stines to lead by seven before Glasgow would score again.

The Scotties added a field goal before the quarter ended to cut the lead to five, 14-9.

As the second quarter began, Clinton County’s defense seemed to put a damper on Glasgow’s offense. Nick Delk added a basket, followed by a field goal by Bryson Cross for an 18-9 lead with 4:47 on the clock.

From that point on, Clinton County went cold from the floor allowing Glasgow to climb to within two points before halftime, 18-16.

Stines opened up the third quarter with a field goal to move up by four points, 20-16. Glasgow cut the lead to two then tied the score at 20 at the 5:17 mark.

Stines then added a basket at the 4:01, followed by a three point play to put the Dawgs up by five with 2:38 remaining in the third quarter, 25-20.

On the next possession, Glasgow hit two from the foul line to cut the lead to three points, but a basket by Cross put the Dawgs ahead by five with 2:03 remaining in the period, 27-22.

Just before the quarter ended, on a fumble play, Brown picked up a loose ball and took a shot from the deep right corner as time expired to give the Dawgs an eight point advantage 30-22.

In the fourth quarter, Glasgow cut the lead to six points on two free throws, but Stines answered with two free throws of his own, 32-24.

Glasgow hit back-to-back field goals followed by a three point play to cut the lead to one point, 32-31 with 3:43 on the clock.

Stines then went to the foul line and dropped two to put the Dawgs back up three, 34-31.Glasgow went to the line to make one of two to get to within two points, 34-32.

Time went very slow during the final minutes of the game due to the amount of foul shots taken.

One thing that kept Clinton County in the game was Stines, who hit 15 of 15 foul shots in the second half, only missing three for the entire game and those coming in the first half. He went 16 of 19 for the game.

At the 2:18 a personal foul was call along with a technical foul on a Glasgow player. Delk hit one of two from the foul line to put the Dawgs up by five, 39-34. Stines hit both of the technical foul shots to extend the lead to 41-34 and Clinton County got the ball with 2:18 remaining.

Shortly after, Glasgow’s head coach received a technical foul where Stines knocked down both from the line. Glasgow did make two more free throws before the game was over to reach 36 points, but that was all they would score as Clinton County would score a total of 48 points for the game and pick up the 12 point win, 48-36.

Individual scoring for Clinton County was:

Stines 22

Brown 11

Delk 6

Cross 4

Dearborn 3

Guffey 2

Clinton County will play on Thursday at 6 p.m. at Cumberland County against Metcalfe County in the semi-finals of the All “A” Classic Regional Tournament.

Clinton County 62

Metcalfe County 56

The Clinton County Bulldogs hosted the Hornets of Metcalfe County Friday night in the second of two regular season games in which the Bulldogs won the first meeting on December 13, 2019, 53-49, at Edmonton.

Friday night’s game went a little better and was a much easier win for the Dawgs. However, there were some speed bumps in the road during the course of the game that threatened the Dawgs’ chances of picking up the win.

During the first quarter, Clinton County started off with the first points as Caleb Guffey made a basket for a quick 2-0 lead.

Metcalfe County quickly answered with a field goal for a 2-2 tie.

Chase Stines scored a field goal, followed by two field goals by Guffey for an 8-2 lead, but a 7-0 run by Metcalfe County saw the Hornets take a one point lead with 3:10 on the clock, 9-8.

Nick Delk hit a field goal at the 2:45 mark to give the Dawgs a one point lead, but Metcalfe regained the lead on a field goal of its own, 11-10.

Clinton County finished the quarter with back-to-back field goals including a three point play from Guffey and a basket by Parker Tallent for a four point lead after the first quarter, 15-11.

Clinton County continued its run in the second quarter with baskets by Evan Dearborn and Blake Melton for a 19-11 lead.

Metcalfe County hit a free throw and a field goal to cut the lead to five, 19-14, before Adam Hay hit a field goal to put the Dawgs up 21-16 at the 6:25 mark.

Slowly but surely, Clinton County worked its way up to a comfortable lead by the end of the first half by playing good defense against the Hornets. At the end of the half, the Bulldogs led the Hornets, 33-25.

Clinton County continued to control the game during the third quarter holding Metcalfe County to only nine points during the eight minute period.

By the end of the third, Clinton County had reached a 13 point lead, 47-34. Just minutes into the fourth quarter, a basket by Chase Stines and a field goal by Bryson Cross put Clinton County up by 18 points, 52-34. From that point on, things kind of fell apart for the Dawgs.

Metcalfe County cut the lead to 14 points on back-to-back field goals, 52-38, but Guffey hit two field goals to put the Dawgs back up by 18 points at 56-38 with 4:23 on the clock.

The Hornets then went on a 12-0 run to cut the lead to six points, 56-50.

Nick Delk went to the line with 1:20 on the clock and knocked in two to put the Dawgs up by eight points, 58-50, but Metcalfe County hit a field goal to cut the lead back to six 58-52.

Delk again put the Dawgs up by eight with a field goal with 36 seconds remaining, 60-52, and Dearborn added to that lead with two free throws for a 10 point lead with 18 seconds, 62-52.

Metclafe County would finish the game with two field goals, but the lead was too great to overcome as Clinton County held on to the victory, 62-56.

Individual scoring for Clinton County was:

Guffey 17

Stines 15

Delk 10

Dearborn 6

Tallent 6

Hay 2

Cross 2

Brown 2

Melton 2

Clinton County 49

Russell County 45

The Bulldogs traveled to Russell County Tuesday night of last week for the first of two meetings between the Dawgs and Lakers during the regular season to determine seeding in the district tournament with the Dawgs picking up the first win in the series, 49-45.

Clinton County started the game off slow and Russell County clearly had the upper hand as the Dawgs struggled in the first quarter, only scoring five points in the eight minute period, 13-5.

Delk started the second quarter with a field goal at the 7:50 mark to cut the lead to six points, 13-7, then followed that with a field goal, 13-9, hit two free throws from a technical foul, 13-11, and another field goal to tie the score at 13-13, at the 6:15 mark.

Russell County then took the lead on the next possession, but Stines scored to tie the score at 15-15.

The Lakers then hit a three pointer to move up by three points, but Hay hit a field goal to cut the lead to one point, 18-17.

Russell County then put together an 8-0 run for a nine point lead, 26-17 with 2:07 remaining before halftime.

Clinton County then put together an 8-4 run to finish the quarter which sent the Dawgs into the locker room at the half down by five, 30-25.

During the third quarter, both teams came out cold. Neither team scored until the 5:15 mark when Russell County hit a three pointer to move up by eight points, 33-25.

From that point on in the third quarter, it was all Clinton County as Delk and Guffey hit field goals, Dearborn hit a three pointer, and Guffey hit another field goal to take a one point lead, 34-33. Clinton County’s crowd was on their feet and provided the 6th man support the team needed to push past the Lakers in the third quarter.

During the final quarter, Clinton County continued to fight.

Russell County regained the lead on a field goal to start the period, and added another field goal to push its lead to three points, 37-34.

Delk hit a field goal to cut the lead to one, 37-36, but Russell County added two more points to the board to move back up by three with 5:40 on the clock, 39-36.

Nick Brown hit a field goal at the 4:49 mark to cut the lead to one, 39-38. The score remained close until Dearborn tied the game at 43 on a three pointer at the 3:25 mark. Russell County regained the lead on a field goal with 2:05 remaining, but Stines took the lead on a three point play with 1:45 left in the game.

Clinton County managed to get a steal at the 1:33 mark on a mid-court pass and worked the clock down to 1:03 when the Dawgs made a turnover. Russell County missed an attempt to score and Clinton County recovered the ball with 51 seconds remaining. Russell County fouled Dearborn sending him to the line, where he made two of two to move ahead 48-45.

In the final seconds, Guffey was fouled where he hit one of two, put the final score at 49-45 and to give Clinton County the four point victory.

Individual scoring for Clinton County was:

Delk 16

Stines 11

Dearborn 11

Guffey 7

Brown 2

Hay 2

Chase Stines pulled up in the lane during Monday night’s first round game in the All “A” Classic Regional game against Glasgow. Stines hit 16 of 19 from the free throw line and finished with 22 points.

Parker Tallent put in two points during Clinton County’s game against Metcalfe County Friday night of last week. Clinton County won the game, 62-56.